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DEFINITION: n., A sulky look characterized by prolonged eye contact, which pets give their owners and/or spouses when they feel neglected. v., To stare at someone with a sad-eyed look in an effort to make them feel guilty.
Verboticisms
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Neglectapetalook
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Poor thing gave me that neglectapetalook
Etymology:
Gloomcoma
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: gloom/coma
Sentence: Jenny was sure Jaws was mad at her again. Not only was he refusing to eat, holding his breath (no visible bubbles for seconds at a time), AND scaring her to death by floating belly up now and then, but he seemed to have the worst case of gloomcoma since she forgot he was in the room and ate a whole can of sardines on saltines in front of him.
Etymology: Gloom: Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness. + Glaucoma: Disease in which the pressure of the fluid inside the eye is too high, resulting in a loss of peripheral vision
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COMMENTS:
If you are fishing for votes, it worked! Good Word - Nosila, 2008-09-19: 01:51:00
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Eyesbreaker
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: eyes/braker
Sentence: She could melt ice with her eyesbreaker stare
Etymology: ice breaker + eyes
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COMMENTS:
well done...my dog gives me that every day. - Chickp, 2007-10-22: 12:12:00
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Staretling
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: stay r tling
Sentence: The eye contact she found staretling
Etymology: startling, stare
Pitipuss
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: piti-pʊs
Sentence: Mr. Floppypants met Roger at the door with such a pitipuss that you'd think he'd been gone nearly forever. The truth is that Roger had only gone to the mailbox and back but the guilt he felt was enough to make him break out a new box of Mr. Floppypants' favorite treats.
Etymology: pitiful (deserving or arousing pity) + puss (a person's face or mouth)
Petantic
Created by: gobidesert
Pronunciation: pet-an-tic
Sentence: The cat has been petantic all morning -- perhaps we should take it for a walk?
Etymology: Variation on pedantic.
Critterseyes
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: critter/size
Sentence: Each day when she left for work her cat would critterseyes her from the tiny opening in the living room shutters.
Etymology: criticize + eyes + critter
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-18: 06:26:00
You have a crittercal eye! - Nosila, 2008-09-19: 01:47:00
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Goggeloomy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Goggle-oomee
Sentence: The goggleoomy expression on her face and in her eyes told of the sadness in her heart
Etymology: Goggle + gloomy
Puppydogguise
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: puhp-pee-dahg-GYZE
Sentence: Alex had yet to master the puppydogguise--his date was not about to forgive him for dumping eggplant parmigiana all over her new white dress.
Etymology: puppy-dog eyes (expression used to describe such a look) + guise (assumed appearance)
Begazing
Created by: chippy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Rascal was begazing me because he wanted a treat.
Etymology: Beseeching, beguiling, gaze
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-22: 10:34:00
Came up with this one thanks to my sucky-baby cat.
Your pet inspiration! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-10-22: 19:09:00
Petspiration? Nah, sounds a little too much like dog sweat.
Pet sweat? That smells like a good idea for a definition. I will put it on the list. Thanks ErWenn! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2011-07-06: 04:33:00
staretling